# Lalla Asmaa Foundation hearing rehabilitation programs

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/lalla-asmaa-foundation-hearing-rehabilitation-programs
> Updated: 2026-10-26T18:16:26.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 3.

The Lalla Asmaa Foundation continues to expand its international hearing rehabilitation initiatives through medical cooperation and the provision of cochlear implants.

In Rabat, Princess Lalla Asmaa visited the National Center for Rehabilitation and Neurosciences to meet with Moroccan and Panamanian children who received cochlear implants. Panama has become the 22nd country to join the NASMAA program, which has provided free implants to over 1,100 Moroccans. The program involves surgery, implant activation, and long-term speech rehabilitation conducted by Moroccan surgeons.

In Kigali, Princess Lalla Aïssa Alaoui and Rwandan First Lady Janet Kagame launched the fifth phase of the ‘United, We Hear Better’ program, making Rwanda the 23rd country to join the initiative. The leaders inaugurated Rwanda’s first hearing diagnosis and rehabilitation center at the Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital. This facility, equipped by the Lalla Aïssa Foundation, provides specialized services including ENT, audiology, speech therapy, and psychology.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Lalla Aïssa Foundation and the Imbuto Foundation to strengthen medical-humanitarian cooperation and expertise sharing between Morocco and Rwanda. This partnership aims to implement the Moroccan model, which provides comprehensive care ranging from newborn testing to labor market integration for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-26: Princess Lalla Aïssa Alaoui and First Lady Janet Kagame launch hearing program in Rwanda

Princess Lalla Aïssa Alaoui and Rwandan First Lady Janet Kagame launched the ‘United, We Hear Better’ program and a new hearing rehabilitation center in Kigali to enhance medical cooperation.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/princess-lalla-assa-alaoui-and-first-lady-janet-kagame-launch-hearing-program-in-rwanda

### 2026-10-26: Rwanda and Morocco partner to support children with hearing impairments

The Lalla Asmaa Foundation and Rwanda’s Imbuto Foundation have signed a partnership to improve medical care and rehabilitation for deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Rwanda.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rwanda-and-morocco-partner-to-support-children-with-hearing-impairments

### 2026-10-15: Princess Lalla Asmaa visits children receiving cochlear implants in Rabat

Princess Lalla Asmaa visited children in Rabat receiving cochlear implants through the NASMAA program, which has expanded to include Panama as its 22nd participating country.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/princess-lalla-asmaa-supports-moroccan-and-panamanian-children-receiving-cochlear-implants

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